Water is a critical resource, immediately vital for life, and diverse in its applications. But Central Asia has struggled to manage it cooperatively ever since the Soviet Union collapsed. The status quo is that of… [Read more]
Tag: Water
The Global Scramble for Groundwater: Why Europe should protect resource sovereignty
To avoid domestic food price spikes during COVID-19 lockdowns, major agricultural producers such as Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia temporarily capped exports of staple crops. The resulting market distortions underscored import-dependent countries’ vulnerabilities to food supply… [Read more]
Think Small: Towards a New Water Strategy
The large-scale infrastructure approach to water supply has consistently failed to achieve its objectives in low-income countries. Peter Bossard argues that small-scale water projects can reduce poverty more effectively, and at a lower cost. In… [Read more]